Proceedings GEOAMERICAS 2020

Area: Design Approaches and Numerical Solutions
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 100-1 - ACCURACY OF THE THEORY OF EQUIVALENT THICKNESS IN TWO-LAYER SYSTEM APPLICATIONS WITH GEOCELL-REINFORCED SOILS
Robinson Siqueira Garcia (EPUSP - Polytechnic School, University of São Paulo) ; José Orlando Avesani Neto (EPUSP - Polytechnic School, University of São Paulo)
   
Area Design Approaches and Numerical Solutions
Keywords:  Geocells, Soil Reinforcement, Numerical Analysis, Theory of Elasticity, Settlement
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 146-1 - ANALYSIS OF THE SHEAR STRESS DISTRIBUTION ON THE INTERFACE SHEAR TEST FOR A TEXTURIZED GEOMEMBRANE AND GOLD MINING UNDERFLOW
Ana Luiza Mendes Halabi (USP - Escola Polité cnica da Universidade de São Paulo, UFMG - Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais) ; Soraya Salantiel Sampaio (DAM - DAM Projetos de Engenharia, UFMG - Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais) ; Karla Pimentel Maia (UFMG - Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais) ; Maria das Graças Gardoni Almeida (UFMG - Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais)
   
Area Design Approaches and Numerical Solutions
Keywords:  geomembrane, interface, tailings dam
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 85-1 - A SIMPLE PROBABILISTIC APPROACH FOR INTERNAL STABILITY ANALYSIS AND DESIGN OF GEOSYNTHETIC REINFORCED SOIL WALLS
Richard Bathurst (ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE OF CANADA - GeoEngineering Centre at Queen's-RMC)
   
Area Design Approaches and Numerical Solutions
Keywords:  internal stability, MSE walls, probabilistic design, reliability
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 59-1 - DESIGN OF GEOSYNTHETIC REINFORCED SLOPES IN COHESIVE SOILS: THEORY AND EXAMPLE CASE STUDIES
Yara Barbosa Franco (USP - University of São Paulo) ; Stefano Utili (NU - Newcastle University)
   
Area Design Approaches and Numerical Solutions
Keywords:  geosyntethics, cohesive backfills, c - phi, upper bound limit analysis, kinematic approach
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 85-2 - DEVELOPMENTS IN ANALYSIS AND DESIGN OF PET STRAP MSE WALLS
Richard J. Bathurst (GEOENGINEERING CENTRE AT QUEEN'S-RMC, CIVIL ENGINE - GeoEngineering Centre at Queen's-RMC, Civil Engineering Department) ; Yoshihisa Miyata (DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING, - Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, National Defense Academy) ; Tony M. Allen (WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, STA - Washington State Department of Transportation, State Materials Laboratory)
   
Area Design Approaches and Numerical Solutions
Keywords:  MSE walls, PET strap, internal stability, analysis, design
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 316-2 - ELASTIC THEORY FOR ANALYSES LOAD BEARING GEOCELLS
Shahrokh Bagli (SGIPL - Strata Geosystems India Pvt. Ltd.) ; Yashodeep Patil (SGIPL - Strata Geosystems India Pvt. Ltd.) ; Suraj Vedpathak (SGIPL - Strata Geosystems India Pvt. Ltd.) ; Gautam Dalmia (SGIPL - Strata Geosystems India Pvt. Ltd.)
   
Area Design Approaches and Numerical Solutions
Keywords:  Geocell, Layered Elastic Theory, Design Approach, Load Bearing, Reinforcement
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 258-1 - EMBANKMENTS ON SOFT SOILS - THE ROLE OF GEOGRIDS
Gisleine Campos (IPT - Instituto de Pesquisas Tecnológicas do Estado de São Paulo S/A) ; Rafael Plá cido (IPT - Instituto de Pesquisas Tecnológicas do Estado de São Paulo S/A)
   
Area Design Approaches and Numerical Solutions
Keywords:  embankments, soft soil, geodrid, numerical analyses
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 150-2 - NUMERICAL MODELLING OF GEOTEXTILE TUBES
Flá vio Henrique Carvalho Cardoso (UFMG - Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais) ; Vitor Lara Silva (UFMG - Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais) ; Karla Cristina Araújo Pimentel Maia (UFMG - Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais) ; Maria das Graças Gardoni Almeida (UFMG - Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais)
   
Area Design Approaches and Numerical Solutions
Keywords:  geosynthetic tubes, numerical modeling, shape, stresses
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 38-1 - NUMERICAL SIMULATION OF COMPACTION IN A PILE-SUPPORTED EMBANKMENT
Rodrigo Costa de Jesus (COPPE/UFRJ - Federal University of Rio de Janeiro) ; Mauricio Ehrlich (COPPE/UFRJ - Federal University of Rio de Janeiro)
   
Area Design Approaches and Numerical Solutions
Keywords:  Geosynthetic-reinforced embankment, arching effect, membrane effect, large-scale physical model, Plaxis 2D
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 110-2 - NUMERICAL STUDY OF ENCASED STONE COLUMNS SUBJECTED TO EMBANKMENT LOADING
Marcio S.s. Almeida (COPPE - Graduate School of Engineering, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro) ; Iman Hosseinpour (GU - Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Guilan) ; Maria C.f. Almeida (UFRJ - Program of Civil Engineering, Polytechnical School, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro) ; Thanos N. Nikolaou (IGC - Individual geotechnical consultant) ; Priscilla A.c. Saggin (UFRJ - Program of Civil Engineering, Polytechnical School, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro)
   
Area Design Approaches and Numerical Solutions
Keywords:  encased granular columns, geosynthetic, numerical analysis, embankments
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 327-1 - SETTLEMENT EVOLUTION IN RAILROAD EMBANKMENT OVER SOFT SOIL - COMPARISON BETWEEN INSTRUMENTATION AND BIDIMENSIONAL FEM MODELLING
Julia Gomes Pinto Carapiá (UFRJ - Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro) ; Alessandra Conde de Freitas (UFRJ - Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro) ; Marcos Barreto de Mendonça (UFRJ - Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro)
   
Area Design Approaches and Numerical Solutions
Keywords:  embankment, soft soils, finite elements, PLAXIS 2D, settlements
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 147-1 - SIMULATION OF PREFABRICATED THERMAL DRAINS IN SOFT CLAY
Radhavi Samarakoon (UCSD - University of California San Diego ) ; John S. Mccartney (UCSD - University of California San Diego )
   
Area Design Approaches and Numerical Solutions
Keywords:  ground improvement, heat transfer, prefabricated thermal drain, soft clay, volume change
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 68-1 - SOME IMPLICATIONS OF SLOPE STABILITY ANALYSIS METHODS APPLICABLE TO HEAP LEACH PADS
Krishna P. Sinha (KPS - KPS & Associates) ; Mark E. Smith (PITEAU - Piteau Associates USA Limited)
   
Area Design Approaches and Numerical Solutions
Keywords:  Slope Stability, Limit Equilibrium, SSR, Liner, Factor of Safety
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 236-1 - VALIDATION OF HYDROGEOSPHERE CODE TO SIMULATE CONTAMINANTS TRANSFERS THROUGH COMPOSITE LINERS WITH A SINGLE HOLE IN THE GEOMEMBRANE
Hajer Bannour (ISSAT - University of Sousse) ; Farouk Ben Abdelghani (ISSAT - University of Sousse) ; Nathalie Touze (IRSTEA - Irstea)
   
Area Design Approaches and Numerical Solutions
Keywords:  contaminant modeling, geomembranes, geosynthetic clay liner, geosynthetics, Hydrogeosphere
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